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make it a habit
turn something into a routine
To make something a habit means to do it regularly until it becomes an automatic part of your routine.
Hear it in real life
How did you improve your pronunciation?
I made it a habit to record myself every evening.
I make it a habit to check my emails before I start work.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I make it a habit practising every day.
Say: I make it a habit to practise every day.
In the pattern "make it a habit," use "to + verb"; "make a habit of practising" is a different correct pattern.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
make it a habit to do something; make something a habit
Your turn: say it out loud
I make it a habit to check my emails before I start work.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
make it a habit
turn something into a routine
“I make it a habit to check my emails before I start work.”
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